2025 AVA Conference – Call for Abstracts and Posters

The AVA Conference is returning to Sydney for the first time in over 20 years! Mark your calendars and join us at the International Convention Centre Sydney from 13-15 May 2025, where international and local experts in surgery and cutting-edge veterinary medicine will explore the theme ‘Cutting Through'.

Leading the way will be our veterinary researchers! Following its successful debut, the AVA Conference Research Day returns on Monday 12 May 2025, kicking off the conference with a full day dedicated to the latest veterinary research.

We invite you to be part of this exciting day by submitting your abstracts and posters. Whether it’s recent research, clinical projects, a case series or individual case reports from any aspect of veterinary science, we want to hear from you.

We’re also thrilled to continue our collaboration with the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (ANZCVS), with cash prizes up for grabs!

Key details:

Closing date for Abstracts: 15 November 2024

Closing date for Posters: 11 April 2025

For submissions and further information please click here.

Abstract submissions that qualify to present papers at the AVA Conference Research Day, will be invited to present to delegates and judges at the ICC Sydney on Monday 12 May 2025, attend the Research Day sessions and be provided a free ticket to the Monday evening Welcome Event.

2024 Research Day and Poster winners

Senior Author: Dr Peter Bennett, ‘Canine lymphoma in an Australian population’

^{Image: Dr Peter Bennett with Prof James Gilkerson (GAZiPHOTO)}

Early Career Veterinarian or Researcher: Dr James Crowley, ‘Lateral fenestration of lumbar intervertebral discs in rabbits: Development and characterisation of an in vivo preclinical model with multi-modal endpoint analysis’

^{Image: Dr Ri Scarborough (left), Dr Amy Hii (right), (supplied)}

AVA Poster Competition:

1^st Prize, Ri Scarborough, ‘Are Veterinarians overusing clavulanate in pets?’

2^nd Prize, Amy Hii, ‘Impact of free culture and sensitivity testing for urinary track disease on antimicrobial prescribing in companion animal practice’

3^rd Prize, Amy Hii, ‘Antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli isolated from canine and feline urinary samples using broth microdilution method’